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The Last Summer
I remember the summer I graduated high school. There was something special about that summer. One day, as a child, I went outside and played with my childhood friends for the last time. We did not know it was the … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, This Is Me
Tagged #lessons, #lifelessons, #loss, #mothersanddaughters, #mothersandsons, #pain, #thebreakfastclub, #thisisme
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Behind the Writer
Have you ever wondered, “I wonder what inspires Kristian, what she does to relax, or what her favorite flowers are?” I am sure you guys wonder about these kinds of questions all the time! Haha! I am only kidding. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, This Is Me
Tagged #behindtheblog, #bloggers, #blogging, #cuppachat, #favorites, #fortheloveofwriting, #interview, #thisisme, #writing
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Throwback Thursday #12
When I was looking back through my poetry to pick one for today’s post, I was torn on which one to choose. I was talking with a friend the other day about how I feel I never truly found myself … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged #blues, #dance, #guitarriff, #Poetry, #selfacceptance, #selflove, #sexuality, #sunsuality, #thisisme
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Resilient
If there is any one thing you should know about me it is that I am resilient. I am the fairytale they won’t recite. Little Red Riding Hood that could not be duped by the Big Bad Wolf. For they … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Poetry, This Is Me
Tagged #bigbadwolf, #fierce, #iamwomanhearmeroar, #littleredridinghood, #Poetry, #resilient, #strongwomen, #thisisme, #warrior
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The Girl With the Kind Blue Eyes
One day I gazed deep into the mirrorReflection caught me by surpriseFor found within the love I heldFor the girl with the kind blue eyes The light went off and cried I didWhen I recognized my demiseIf I continued spewing … Continue reading
Posted in Favorites, Lessons, Personal, Poetry
Tagged #birthday, #birthdaypoem, #darkpoetry, #peotry, #selfdiscovery, #selflove, #thisisme
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Throwback Thursday #7
In 2019 I wrote a poem on my birthday, and I have done so ever since. I thought I would share a couple of those poems on the Thursdays leading up to my birthday. This is the poem that started … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Poetry, This Is Me
Tagged #birthday, #birthdaypoem, #confidence, #family, #Poetry, #pride, #selfawareness, #thisisme, #throwbackthursday
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Still Motion Micropoetry #4
I am enjoying writing poetic captions for these Wednesday posts! Forgive me for the lateness on this one! I hope you enjoy the photography and the words! Which is your favorite? Love & life lessons, Kristian
Posted in Photography, Poetry
Tagged #micropoetry, #photography, #Poetry, #thisisme, #wordlesswednesday
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Bow to Your Mistress
Of all the things I am certain about myself, my ability to adapt to change is my favorite. I have been dragged through the mud, dropped on my ass only to ever be second best so many times that I … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Poetry, This Is Me
Tagged #darkmistress, #devil, #life, #Poetry, #power, #takingcontrol, #thisisme
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Wrinkles in Time
I will always be taken with beautiful things.Trends often come and go, but I pretty much end up the same, with all the good, the bad, and the ugly. Almost unyeilding…chasing sunsets, historic textures, bright colors, and simple and complex … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged #beauty, #simplethings, #sunsets, #thisisme, history, memories, Personal, Poetry
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Dorothea’s Granddaughter
On a handmade bookshelf in the corner of my living room sits a scrapbook overflowing with memories. On the very first page there is a picture of a baby with a lopsided smile and a dimple not quite on the … Continue reading
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